Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia

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Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia, is a remote town in north-western New South Wales known for its significant Aboriginal heritage, including ancient fish traps along the Barwon River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality
town
aboriginalName Burren-winna
aboriginalSiteType ancient stone fish traps
climate semi‑arid
country Australia
culturalSignificance important inter‑tribal meeting place for Aboriginal groups along the Barwon–Darling rivers
one of the oldest known human‑made structures in Australia (fish traps)
distanceFrom about 100 km east of Bourke
about 800 km north‑west of Sydney
about 96 km west of Walgett
economicActivity Aboriginal cultural tourism
dryland agriculture
grazing
electorateFederal Parkes
electorateState Barwon
feature high proportion of Aboriginal residents
historic river port role on the Barwon–Darling river system
remote inland location
hasAirport Brewarrina Airport
hasAttraction Barwon River weir
Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps
Brewarrina cemetery
historic courthouse
hasFacility Brewarrina Aboriginal Cultural Museum
Brewarrina Central School
Brewarrina Hospital
hasHeritageSite Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps (Baiame’s Ngunnhu)
heritageListing Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps listed on the Australian National Heritage List
Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register
knownFor Brewarrina fish traps
linked to: Brewarrina

Ngemba Aboriginal cultural heritage
significant Aboriginal heritage
localGovernmentArea Brewarrina Shire
locatedIn Far West region of New South Wales
locatedOnHighway Kamilaroi Highway
locatedOnRiver Barwon River
postcode 2839
region north‑western New South Wales
roadConnection connected to Bourke by Kamilaroi Highway
connected to Walgett by Kamilaroi Highway
state New South Wales
timeZone AEST
timeZoneDST AEDT
traditionalOwners Muruwari people
Ngemba people
Wailwan people
Yuwaalaraay people
watercourse Barwon River

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Pearl Gibbs placeOfBirth Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia